Gujarat confirmed cases
Eight new coronavirus cases in have been found in Gujarat. This takes the total cases in the state to 82, an official confirmed to PTI.
Tablighi Jamaat Coronavirus Hotspot Remains Focus on Day 8 of the Lockdown
The number of cases in Tamil Nadu shot up by 110, taking the confirmed cases in the country to 1,590, according to http://covid.newsclick.in/. Please click the link to know the latest figures worldwide.
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Continuing the focus of the Tablighi Jamaat coronavirus hotspot, the Centre asked all states and Union territories to launch a contact tracing exercise on a "war footing" of all participants of the congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin.
According to the National Commission for Minorities, the Tablighi Jamaat congregation caused a "big damage" to the government's efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Bihar, an official claimed that four policemen were injured when a group of people belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat attacked them when the cops admonished them for defying lockdown.
In a major relief to students, the Human Resources Development Ministry has asked the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE) to promote all students of classes 1 to 8 to the next class in view of Coronavirus situation.
Meanwhile, a village in Maharashtra has decided to implement an unusual form of punishment for repeat offenders of the lockdown -- a donkey parade.
The Delhi government has decided to track the mobile phones of people under quarantine to check their movements, according to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The government has already given 14,345 phone numbers to Delhi Police to be tracked.
The number of cases in Tamil Nadu shot up by 110, taking the confirmed cases in the country to 1,590, according to http://covid.newsclick.in/. Please click the link to know the latest figures worldwide.
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New cases in Maharashtra
Health officials in Maharashtra confirmed that 18 new cases of COVID-19 has been found in Maharashtra. The tally of total cases in the state climbed to 320.
MP reports more cases
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Nizamuddin Markaz evacuated
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New cases in AP
Forty-three new coronavirus cases reported in Andhra Pradesh, taking the tally in the state to 87, according to a government announcement.
Quarantine in Jammu
Ten people who attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi have been quarantine in Jammu, according to officials
West Bengal Death Toll
Two COVID-19 patients die in West Bengal, according to health officials in the state. This announcement takes the death count to six in West Bengal.
RBI announces more measures
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The RBI extended the limits of the ways and means advances of states.
Death toll rises to 38
According to the Health Ministry, the death toll due to coronavirus is 38 in country.
The total number of cases stands at 1,637, the Health Ministry has announced.
Assam new cases
All 4 new patients who tested positive for COVID-19 in Guwahati attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi, according to officials.
The total confirmed cases in in Assam now jumps to 5.
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Resident doctors test positive
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Second death in UP
Coronavirus positive patient dies in Meerut. Uttar Pradesh records second such death, according to officials.
13 new cases in Jaipur's Ramganj locality
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Railway Coaches modified
5,000 railway coaches have been modified to set up quarantine facilities, a Health Ministry official said.
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